Memorandum pad



Feb. 28, 1933. A RIN LER I 1,899,773

' MEMORANDUM PAD Original Filed July 11, 1951 INVENTOR.

BY I QM ATTORNEY.

' as a calendar or to hold Patented Feb. 28, 1933 I UNITED S A E P TE wwwiy WILLIAM A. nmenna r WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA,

MFG. vco. me, or NEW YORK,1N. v:22, A CORPORATION ne YQRK fnnnonnnnom PAD Application filed July 1, walgsnal The object of this invention is "todevise a novel construction andarrangement' of a memorandum pad which can be employed hinge, and the pad carrier, the clips which retain the loose sheets, in position -beingpreferably formed integral withthe padcarrier. WVith the above and other ob]ects 1n VIEW,

as 'will hereinafter clearly appear, my in- I vention comprehends a novel memorandum ad. V v p It further comprehends a novel memoran dum pad which can be made of threeparts, a support, va pad'carrieni'and a hlnge.

It further comprehends a novel memorandum pad wherein the memorandum sheets are aligned in position by the pad support and the pad carrier, provision'being made for turning thesheets under-thewpad car rier so that in case of a calendar, forv exam.- ple, the height of the sheets-of the memorandum pad will'remain constant'ithroughout its use. 1 v Other novel features of constructionand advantage will hereinafter more clearly lappear in the detailed description.andthe-appended claims, ,1 For'the purpose of illustrating the nvention, I have "shown in the accompanying drawing, a typical-embodiment of it, which, in practice, .will give satisfactory and reliable results. It is, however, tobe understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organizedfand my invention "is not' limited to the exact arrangement andorgam ization of these instrumentalities "as herein set forth.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a memorandum pad embodying my invention.

Figure 2 isa perspective view of the pad carrier in detached position. a y l Figure 3 is'a-topplan view of the pad support. indetached positionp1 1.

any desired type No. 550,098. Renewed Q ctob er 1 493:2.

ASSIGNOR in: wrutxs Similar numerals ofreference'indicate corresponding parts. Referring to the drawing:

dum pad embodying my invention. This 'canbe readily formed from sheet metal and has its'rear end deflected downwardly at'2 and terminating in abase flange 3. The

1 designates the support of a memoran-.

rear end and a portion of the top of the support is "slotted as indicated at The forward end of-the support l is 'deflectedas at .5 so that the proper angle or inclination will be given to the pad.

which the pad support is formed,"is'defleoted .upon itself'as at 6 to form a hinge connection with the hinge member 7. This hinge member 7 is preferably formed of a single piece of wire bent in a rectangular formation-and havingits inner stretch hinged as at 8 to the forward end of the pad carrier 9. This pad carrier 9 is also formed fromsheet metal and at its rear end is 'providedwith an upwardly extending flange 1-0 which formsa sheet aligning member; Portions of the material oftheypad carrier 9 are cut-out as shownin Figure 2 toform the clipsllwhich are bent upon themselves and'spot welded as at 1 2. These clips at their'free 'ends, areprovid'ed with the opposedn 'slots 13; thereby adapting them to interlock with the walls of the slots 14 which open through the rear endof the pad carrier-9. V c

Thes'ide walls of-the pad support l 'ar'e V 85 The forward end ofthesheet metal-of clips 11 pass. I These clips 11 are looped upon themselves as clearly indicated in Figures 1 and 2 so that as the top sheet is used'the pad carrier can be raised and such sheet" folded under thepad carrier 9; v a

, It will thus be apparent that-thememorandum pad will be of uniform height as it is 3 used, its sheets being properly aligned be-g tweenth'e aligning members 10 andl l5.

i from stock rod material.

The clips 11 closely fit the walls of the slots 4 so that the pad carrier 9 is always accuratealigned with respect to its pad support 1. In accordance with my present invention the memorandum pad can be economically manufactured as it consists of only three parts, two of which can be formed from sheet metal and the other of which can be formed It will of course'be apparentthat if de-f sired instead of having the clips 11 integral with the pad carrier 9, they may be separate-1 ly formed and connected therewith in any desired manner. ,7

It will now be a new and useful memorandum padfwhlch embodies the features of advantage enumer ated as desirable in the statement of the inventionand the above description, and whlle I have, in the present instance, shown and de-- scribed a preferred embodiment thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that this embodiment is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or V sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim'asnew and-desire to secure by Letters Patent, isj:; 7- "1. r 1 1. c A memorandum pad,-consisting of a-pad support, arpad carrier and a hinged member connected with, said pad support and pad carrier, said carrier having sheet retaining clips which interlock with the rear portion 6 of the pad support.

to lock with it and pass through 'the pad' f '2. A memorandum pad, consisting of a pad support anda pad carrier hinged together at jone end, said pad support being bent downwardly at its rear endjand provided with slots, and said pad carrier having clips sheets and to enters aid slots to align the pad support and pad carrier.

I v a 3. A memorandum pad,'.comprising a pad support, formed of sheet metal with its, side portions upwardly deflected to; forma-side aligning members, and having. its'rear portion downwardly deflected 1 and, provided with slots, a pad carrier formed of sheet metal, a hinge in the form of a rectangular rod over which the forward end of the metal 7 of the pad support and pad carrier is defiected, said pad carrier having clips formed fromit and provided withslots to receive the freeends of the clips, said clips being bent in the form ofloops to provide for the turning under of the memorandum sheets carried by it, said loops entering the slots in said pad support to retain the latter and the padlcarrier in aligned position, c A memorandum pad, comprising a support-deflected downwardly at itsfrear end and'provided 'with slots, the side portions of said support .being upwardly deflected to form side aligning members, a pad carrier in the form of a plate, a hinge member hinged to the forward end of the pad support and the pad carrier, said pad support having clips which are deflected downwardly and upwardly and provided with slots in their terminal portions, said pad carrier having slots to receive and interlock with said terminals, said pad carrier also having its rear end deflected upwardly to form-a sheet aligning member, and said clips being adapted ,to-engage the walls of the slots of the pad support to se- "cure the latter and the pad carrier aligned r 3 position. apparent that I have devised pad Icarrier,,, said pad-carrier having at its rear end an upwardly ,deflected aligning member,and-saidclips being adapted to' enter theslots of saidpad support to alignthe latter with the pad'carrier. w

a 6; A memorandum pad, comprising a pad "support, av pad-carrier arranged thereon, a

member connectingand separatelyhinged to .the front portions of the support and carrier,

and. movable with respectthereto, and sheet retaining clips rigid with the rear portion of the pad carrier; I

: 7. A memorandumpad, comprising a pad support, a pad carrier arranged thereon and movable with respect thereto, and sheet retaining clips, cut, from the pad carrier and interlocked with the rear portion of the pad carrier.

8. A memorandum'pad, comprising a, pad support, a pad; carrier arranged thereon and movable with respect thereto, and sheet retaining "clips cut from and rigid with the rearportion of the padcarrier and projecting. away from the opposite surfacesrthereof. 1

9. memorandum padycomprising a pad support provided withslots in its rear portion, and a pad carrier arranged thereon andf having separate hinge connections therewith so that it is movable withrespect thereto, the 5 pad support havinga downwardlyextending rearportion'and said pad carrier having clips to pass through the pad sheets and enter the slots to align the pad support and "the car- IlGI'. 1

10. memorandum pad, comprising a pad support provided w ithiia slot inits rear portion, a pad carrier arranged'on-the support and movable with respectthereto, and a pad clip on the rear portionof the'carrier and extending above and below the carrier, such clip registering with, and adapted to enter, the'slot at will when the carrier is movedtowards the support.

11. A memorandum pad, comprising a pad support provided with a'slot in its rear portion, a pad carrier arranged on the support and movable with respect thereto, and a pad clip rigidly mounted on the rear portion of the carrier and extending above and below the carrier, such clip registering with, and its lower part adapted to enter, the slot at will when the carrier is moved towards the support.

12. A memorandum pad, comprising a pad support provided with 'a, rearwardly open slot in its rear portion, a pad carrier arranged on the support and movable with respect thereto, and a pad clip onthe rear portion of the carrier and extending above, below and i behind the carrier, such clip registering with, and adapted to enter, the slot at will, the clip projecting rearwardly of the slot when it is i received therein.

WILLIAM A. RINGLER. 

